Oh boy. Another long, drawn out description from Fred Blazer Art. "The Intervention of the Sabine Women" by R. Miles demands one. First, this offering did not originate from the mind of R. Miles. This amazing piece is Miles' interpretation of the work hanging in The Louvre by Jacques-Louis David, completed in 1799. It's easy to make a comparison using modern internet technology. Google it. Here's some info on David's work from Wikipedia:

"The Intervention of the Sabine Women is a 1799 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David, showing a legendary episode following the abduction of the Sabine women by the founding generation of Rome. Work on the painting commenced in 1796, after his estranged wife visited him in jail. He conceived the idea of telling the story, to honour his wife, with the theme being love prevailing over conflict and the protection of children. The painting was also seen as a plea for the people to reunite after the bloodshed of the revolution. Its realization took him nearly four years."  There's the inspiration. There's a lot going on in this monumental work. Here's the explanation:

"The painting depicts Romulus's wife Hersilia – the daughter of Titus Tatius, leader of the Sabines – rushing between her husband and her father and placing her babies between them. A vigorous Romulus prepares to strike a half-retreating Tatius with his spear, but hesitates.

The rocky outcrop in the background is the Tarpeian Rock, a reference to civil conflict, since the Roman punishment for treason was to be thrown from the rock. According to legend, when Tatius attacked Rome, he almost succeeded in capturing the city because of the treason of the Vestal Virgin Tarpeia. She opened the city gates for the Sabines in return for "what they bore on their arms". She believed that she would receive their golden bracelets. Instead, the Sabines crushed her to death and threw her from the rock, later named for her.

The towering walls in the background of the painting have been interpreted as an allusion to the Bastille, whose storming on 14 July 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution." -Wikipedia

Ahh...poor Tarpeia...well, it never pays to be a rat. There's much more history on this painting if one cared to research it.  We did, but we're art dealers, not history teachers. Copy and paste the title into Google for a foray into mythology. It should be stressed again that this is R. Miles' work, not Jacques-Louis David. We submit that Miles' work is no less fascinating than David's, just done 200 years later and on a smaller scale.

Now, a word or two about copies -  When the Louvre opened in 1793, it set aside time for artists to copy from its collection – a tradition still honored today in Paris and across the world at institutions like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. French artist Paul Cézanne once said, “the Louvre is the book from which we all learn to read.” - From "In Good Taste", a fine art website.

Conclusion: If it was good enough for Cézanne, it was good enough for R. Miles - and that's good enough for us.

This piece is large at 36 x 48 inches. Jacques-Louis David didn't play - his is 12.7 x 17.1 FEET. But his isn't for sale. Ours is.

Ships for FREE on a massive 36 x 48 stretcher frame, Local pick up is always available (in this case, encouraged) and is, of course, FREE.  10% of proceeds go to the Friends of Oakland Animal Services, to help out society's abused, discarded and unloved fur babies. Photos are part of the description. Please examine them carefully.


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